I decided to resurrect this old thread because, on Planet Merrill, there is an active thread entitled "Consent to Service of Process", all about how motor vehicle license and registration laws are mean and evil because we all have a right to travel on public thoroughfares. Most of the thread consists of typically humorous Suitor idiocies ("corporation sole" makes its appearance, although not by that specific name); but these seem to sink to a new level of stupidity. Keith Alan starts off with:
"My latest thought is to gift the vehicle title to the US, but retain possession of the car. In the State of California, drivers (operators, users, movers, whatever) who drive US vehicles are not required to be licensed."
And, after Anthony Joseph points out that the owner of a motor vehicles is responsible for things like auto insurance, Keith Alan replies:
"That's true. My thinking is though, that as the agent operating the agency created on the birth certificate, I could gift the car to the US, making them the registered owner, and keep an agent's lien on the title. I think this would be accomplished on the transfer of title form prior to registration."
"I haven't been able to find any information on what the process is when the US registers vehicles in the State. It could be they are exempt from registration and insurance requirements, but I don't know that yet."
"So you're right, the burden of insurance would fall on the US. However, it would be my person filling out the forms, and I need to figure out how to navigate through process."
"When I know more, I'll buy a cheap vehicle and use it for a test."
WOW. I'm speechless. This buffoon actually seems to think that he can transfer ownership of a car to the US government, and have them assume all responsibility for things like keeping the car insured; AND he still gets to have full and exclusive use of the car.
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